Eastern eighth grade boys finished first in Division I of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference with a record of 11-2.

The Fairfield Lions were ready to defend their home court Saturday night and did so by keeping the lead after each quarter played, defeating the visiting Hillsboro Indians 50-39 in non-conference action.

Recaps from Hillsboro, Lynchburg-Clay and Fairfield games.

The Ohio State University Department of Athletics and head football coach Ryan Day have agreed in principle on a new seven-year contract that will keep Day as coach of the Buckeyes through the 2031 football season.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Feb. 10-15 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

Recaps from recent girls basketball games.

Now that the Super Bowl is over, we can finally declare it baseball season, although I’ve personally declared that ever since the Bengals didn’t make the playoffs. The sun is shining, warmer days are ahead, and pitchers and catchers have officially reported.  

All-session tickets for the girls and boys basketball state championship games hosted at the University of Dayton Arena are on sale now at www.OHSAA.org/tickets.

The Southeast District of the OHSAA released the 2025 sectional/district brackets for boys basketball teams Sunday afternoon.

The Cincinnati Bengals this week signed CB Jalen Davis to a Reserve/Future contract.

Following a first quarter where the two teams were close to even on the scoreboard, it was the visiting North Adams Green Devils who broke away from the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs for the remainder of the game, securing a Southern Hills Athletic Conference victory by defeating the Mustangs, 70-42 Friday night.

Recaps from Fairfield, Whiteoak and Hillsboro boys basketball games.

Three Wilmington College students were named OAC Athlete of the Week this past week.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced their All-Academic Awards for the 2024 season.